In the following lists you can find from Seeking Alpha an overview with the most and least shorted stocks in the S&P 500 index, based on the short ratio.
Top 10 Most Shorted
Fastenal Co. (FAST): 12.87
Cerner Corp. (CERN): 12.43
Waste Management, Inc. (WM): 12.43
CMS Energy Corp. (CMS): 11.43
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG): 10.55
Roper Industries Inc. (ROP): 10.31
Mylan, Inc. (MYL): 10.13
Total System Services, Inc. (TSS): 10.13
Moody's Corp. (MCO): 9.98
Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF): 9.47
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Top Ten Least Shorted
Apple Inc. (AAPL): 0.43
McAfee, Inc. (MFE): 0.46
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): 0.65
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): 0.68
SanDisk Corp. (SNDK): 0.69
Pactiv Corp. (PTV): 0.75
MetLife, Inc. (MET): 0.75
Hasbro Inc. (HAS): 0.81
Bank of America Corporation (BAC): 0.82
PerkinElmer Inc. (PKI): 0.82
McAfee, Inc. (MFE): 0.46
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): 0.65
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO): 0.68
SanDisk Corp. (SNDK): 0.69
Pactiv Corp. (PTV): 0.75
MetLife, Inc. (MET): 0.75
Hasbro Inc. (HAS): 0.81
Bank of America Corporation (BAC): 0.82
PerkinElmer Inc. (PKI): 0.82
* Short Ratio: A sentiment indicator that is derived by dividing the short interest by the average daily volume for a stock. This indicator is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify the prevailing sentiment the market has for a specific stock.
